UK Government Revises Family Visa Salary Threshold Amid Backlash and Chaos

The UK government has reversed its plans to increase the salary threshold for Britons bringing family members to the country to £38,700, instead setting it at £29,000 initially with further increases at unspecified dates. The change comes after pressure to tighten controls on legal migration due to record levels of people coming to the UK. The Home Office has confirmed that those renewing a family visa will not have to meet the new earnings threshold, and the Liberal Democrats have criticized the planned £38,700 threshold as "unworkable."